Check out the new digs... Not only have we revamped this newsletter with a sleek new design, we've also just launched a BRAND NEW WEBSITE.
Dear readers, I am thrilled to present a fresh harvard.com. Our new site seeks to recreate the experience of shopping at Harvard Book Store, showcasing what we do best and making it easier for you to browse and buy books online with this independent bookseller.
Please be aware that yes, the site is brand-spanking-new and we're still working out the kinks. Let us know what you think! Please email us at comments@harvard.com with your thoughts, typo discoveries, lavish praise, questions, and suggestions.
My five (current) favorite things about the new harvard.com: 1. Staff recommendations! Now you can pick the brains of our absurdly well-read staff from home by viewing personalized shelves of our favorite reads. 2. Window shopping! It's nearly impossible to walk down Mass. Ave. without peering into our carefully curated window displays. Recreate the experience on our homepage with this interactive flash image. Don't care for Flash, or viewing from your iPhone? Go directly to the bookstore shelves and browse by section. 3. Author recommendations! Our store is visited regularly by great writers who are also great readers. View book recommendations from local and visiting authors that we adore--including Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gish Jen, and David Mitchell.
4. Wish lists! As you browse about the site, you can add books to your own personal wish list--for you to save and share as you choose. Create an account to get started.
5. HBTV! On the HBS Channel, you can watch author events, view book recommendations from our booksellers, and screen theatrical book trailers. We're also launching a mini-series of not-so-serious videos. View the first installment here.
Happy exploring,
Heather
|  | New on Our Shelves: The Latest in Fiction, Nonfiction, Scholarly Books, & In Store Book Printing
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| | The Life and Opinions of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe
by Andrew O'Hagan
$24
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, hardcover
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| | "Andrew O'Hagan has taken on the voice of a dog to write a subtle, funny, and moving study of America on the eve of one of its periods of greatest crisis. The lonely and sordid death of Marilyn Monroe in 1962 ushered in, did we but know it, not the age of Aquarius but of Thanatos, and the fact that it was a daughter of Eros who had died makes the moment all the more tragic. Maf the Dog, like Lolita, like The Great Gatsby, is a threnody for lost innocence." --John Banville for The Guardian (UK).
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| | Young Mandela: The Revolutionary Years
by David James Smith
$27.99
Little, Brown and Company, hardcover
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| | "Longtime journalist Smith digs into newly discovered government documents and firsthand interviews (though none with the supportive but ailing Nelson Mandela himself) in humanizing the iconic leader.... No hagiography, Smith's measured study qualifies, lends nuance to, and even contradicts the mythology around Mandela's background and formative influences."
--Publishers Weekly
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 | | Genetics of Original Sin: The Impact of Natural Selection on the Future of Humanity
by Christian de Duve
$26
Yale University Press, hardcover
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| | Increasingly absorbed in recent years by advances in our understanding of the origin of life, evolutionary history, and the advent of humankind, eminent biologist Christian de Duve of late has also pondered deeply the future of life on this planet. He speaks to readers with or without a scientific background, offering new perspectives on the threat posed by humanity's immense biological success and on the resources human beings have for altering their current destructive path.
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Each week, we'll feature a book printed in Harvard Book Store on Paige, our book-making machine. Featured books will range from fresh works from local authors to near-forgotten titles discovered in our extensive print-on-demand database.
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| | The Chamber Four Fiction Anthology
by The Chamber Four
$11.88
Print on Demand, softcover
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| | This anthology contains twenty five of the best short stories published on the web in 2009 and 2010, as chosen by the editors of ChamberFour.com, a website dedicated to making reading more enjoyable and more rewarding. Inside, you'll find traditional, Carver-esque stories alongside magical realist tales of teleportation, long pieces that slowly pull you in, and single-page punches to the solar plexus. Some of these authors you've heard of, others you'll be discovering for the first time, and you can be sure you'll see them all again.
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| | | Bargain Books | Bargain Books are new books at used book prices. Limited copies are available of these titles, so if you see something that you're interested in, come in and check it out soon. To see more of our Bargain Books section, visit our Bargain Books page.
| | Francesco Clemente: Works 1971-1979
text by Jean-Christophe Ammann
$36.99 hardcover (originally $75)
| Francesco Clemente, Works 1971-1979 examines the development of early artistic notions rooted in self-fragmentation, a questioning of western rationality, and the refutation of capitalist ideals. With over a hundred works, this survey traces the link between Clemente's ink on paper works and conceptual photographs, heightened exponentially by the transferrence of both styles to canvas.
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| | Rebecca Horn, Cosmic Maps
text by Doris von Drathen
$34.99 hardcover (originally $69.95)
| | German-born artist Rebecca Horn has, since the early 1970s, been engaged in a diverse and prolific practice. Her process-oriented performances, films, sculptures, installations, drawings, and photographs are, literally or metaphorically, extensions of the body--and often serve as mechanical replacements for it. This exceptionally printed volume contains a concentrated collection of Horn's drawings and includes an essay by German art historian Doris von Drathen. |
| Paul Klee: Theater Everywhere
edited by the Zentrum Paul Klee
$29.99 hardcover (originally $60)
| Like many of his Bauhaus contemporaries, Paul Klee (1879-1940) was deeply influenced by theater and the stage. He understood the sympathies between theater and life, absorbing the topos of the world as a stage into his observations: People became actors or marionettes and theatrical events touched upon scenes from everyday life. This publication sheds light on all of these aspects of Klee's fascination with the arts of the stage.
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| | Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Eyes in His Eyes
by Manuel Alvarez Bravo
$24.99 hardcover (originally $50)
| | From his first days as a photographer--with the backing of such greats as Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, Paul Strand, and Henri Cartier-Bresson--Alvarez Bravo worked over a wide range of styles and subject matter with a consistent focus on the landscape and social geography of Mexico. Eyes in His Eyes reintroduces some of the artist's overlooked masterpieces, and reveals a broad selection of never-before-seen images from his private archives. |
| | | Finds Downstairs in the Used Book Department | |
Featured used books go fast, so if any titles interest you, stop in to check them out soon. We will hold the book if you are the first caller to reserve it. To reserve a book, call (617) 661-1515 and ask for our Used Department. We're also always looking for books to buy. Learn about selling your used books, including textbooks, here.
| | Rebel Buddha on the Road to Freedom
by Dzogchen Ponlop
Originally published by Shambhala Publications in 2010
$12 (hardcover) in very good condition | | "Dzogchen Ponlop shatters old myths and sweeps away cultural baggage, presenting the essence of the Buddha's teachings in a fresh, contemporary voice.... This is a small book with a big message that is timely and important." -- Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart |
| | Of Walking in Ice: Munich - Paris 11/23 to 12/14, 1974
by Werner Herzog
Originally published in English by Tanam Press in 1980
$30 (paperback) in very good condition | A modern-day Odyssey, this diary follows filmmaker Werner Herzog as he treks through an endless blizzard to save a dear friend from her near-fatal illness. This is an uncompromising Herzog in his own words.
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| | Boston by Daylight and Gaslight:
Police Records and Recollections for 240 Years
by Edward H. Savage
Originally published by John P. Daly and Company in 1873
$30 (hardcover) in good condition | This volume collected from historical records and written by a Boston Police Officer offers a glimpse into "every-day transactions" in Boston between 1633 and 1873. Boston by Daylight and Gaslight will be of interest to local historians and readers of true crime.
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Author Events
Our January 2011 event calendar is now online! Print this month's event flyer here. Or subscribe to the Harvard Book Store Google Event Calendar here.
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Holiday Hints Winedown
Tues, Dec 14, 7PM
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| | Join us as the Harvard Book Store buyers highlight the best and most beautiful books of the year. And as always at our Winedowns, wine will be served! | At Harvard Book Store
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Barbara Almond
Mon, Jan 10, 7PM
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| | Stanford professor and psychoanalyst Barbara Almond discusses The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood. | At Harvard Book Store .gif)
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Richard Wolffe
Tues, Jan 12, 7PM
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| | Journalist and MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe discusses Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House. | At Harvard Book Store
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Rachel Polonsky
Thurs, Jan 13, 7PM
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| | Journalist Rachel Polonsky discusses her new exploration of Russian cultural history, Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian History. | At Harvard Book Store
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Mira Bartók
Tues, Jan 18, 7PM
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| Essayist Mira Bartók reads from her new memoir The Memory Palace. "A disturbing, mesmerizing personal narrative about growing up with a brilliant but schizophrenic mother.... Richly textured, compassionate and heartbreaking."
-Kirkus (starred) | At Harvard Book Store
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The Philosophy Café
Wed, Jan 19, 7:30PM
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| The Philosophy Café at Harvard Book Store is a monthly gathering meant for the informal, relaxed, philosophical discussion of topics of mutual interest to participants.
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Allen Shawn
Thurs, Jan 20, 7PM
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| | Pianist and composer Allen Shawn discusses his newest memoir, Twin, about growing up as the twin brother of a sister with autism. | At Harvard Book Store
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Seth Mnookin
Mon, Jan 24, 7PM
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| | Journalist Seth Mnookin explores the controversy around childhood vaccines in his new book The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear. | At Harvard Book Store
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Amy Bloom
Tues, Jan 25, 7PM
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| | Award-winning novelist and short story writer Amy Bloom reads from her collection of linked stories, Where the God of Love Hangs Out. | At Harvard Book Store
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Things to know about our $5 tickets...
$5 tickets are also coupons good for $5 off a purchase at events or at Harvard Book Store. Coupons expire 30 days after the event, and cannot be used for online purchases, event tickets, or gift certificates. Please note that your ticket guarantees you a seat until five minutes before an event begins.
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We appreciate the feedback we get from readers of this e-newsletter.
Please send your comments and suggestions to Heather at hgain@harvard.com. Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you in the store!
Heather Gain
Marketing Manager
hgain@harvard.com
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